NBA Finals Game 4

Towards the end of Game 3 I made a prediction that the Heat would hold true to form and win in convincing fashion following a crushing defeat. The Miami Heat made that prediction a reality by dominating the Spurs late in Game 4. LeBron James showed up to play, recording 33 points and 11 boards to go along with a pair of steals and a pair of blocks. However James was not the focal point of the Heat's resurgence. It was Dwyane Wade who stole the show. Wade returned to his old form from back in 2006 when he earned the nickname Flash for his dominating high speed performances and the epic comeback that he led in the Finals that year. Wade posted 32 points with 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 6 steals, and a block. 

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Bosh tossed in another 20 points and 13 rebounds to bring the big three to a whopping total of 85 points with 30 rebounds, 10 steals, and 5 blocks. The Miami Big 3 came to play last night where as the Spurs Big 3 was missing in action. Tim Duncan turned in the best Spurs performance with 20 points but he recorded just 5 rebounds. Tony Parker impressed me in the first half with his stellar play, posting 15 points despite a pulled hamstring. However he went ghost in the second half missing all of his shots and recording 0 points. Manu Ginobili had the most abysmal performance of all of the Spurs, scoring just 5 points going 1-5 from the field and not contributing much elsewhere. On top of that the spurs' Danny Green and Gary Neal returned to reality after a ridiculous Game 3 which saw them post a combined 51 points and 13  three balls.They combined for just 23 points in Game 4. Game 4 showed me that if Miami is playing as well as they are capable that the Spurs have absolutely no answer. The Spurs lucked out in Game 1 with a miracle shot hit by Tony Parker, the Heat dominated Game 2, the Spurs got a miraculous performance by two players who posted 51 combined points when they combine to average just 20 ppg, in Game 3, the Heat dominated all facets again in Game 4. The Heat have restored home court advantage and I believe that they have found the winning recipe. On a side note to those who feel the Heat ran up the score just by keeping their starters in during the 4th quarter, you play until the final buzzer.

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 Just because Pop threw in the towel with 6 minutes left to play doesn't mean the Heat have to do the same. Plus, I recall the Spurs throwing up three pointers at the end of their Game 3 blowout when they were up by 30! So settle down with the unsportsmanlike talk. You play to win the game. My prediction stands, Heat in 6.